Dual core cpu vs quad core cpu

thekonn

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Dec 28, 2016
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Hi, i am not a IT person at all. There a two laptop for sale. Both are the same price. One is AMD Dual core and the other one is Pentium quad core. I will be using this laptop as photoshop/video edit/watch movie. Which of these laptop would be better for me.

Also, this will sound dumb. In a quad core cpu, if i only run one program (core one) like photoshop and i max out it process, can core two or three come and help core one out.?

Thank you



hp pavilion touchsmart 15-129wm sleekbook
AMD A6-4455M 2.10 up to 2.60-GHz
--Clock Rate 2100 - 2600 MHz
--Level 2 Cache 2048 KB
--AMD Radeon HD 7500G graphics
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-A-Series-A6-4455M-Notebook-Processor.74885.0.html


HP Notebook - 15-f222wm:
intel Pentium N3540 with Intel HD Graphics (2.16 GHz, up to 2.66 GHz)
--Clock Rate 2160 - 2660 MHz
--GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (313 - 896 MHz)
--Level 1 Cache 224 KB
--Level 2 Cache 2048 KB
--Intel HD Graphics (up to 1.75 GB)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Pentium-N3540-Notebook-Processor.117416.0.html